I recently gave a presentation to a small group of people about how learning to draw can help people do everything better and it included a brief rundown about everything I do in relation to my artwork. The list was considerable and included caricatures, merchandise, sales, commissions among other things, including work which has nothing to do with Bob Doll Ink but is necessary for me to make ends meet.
After the presentation was over I considered an issue that arose in my mind which is, if I have these various projects I'm working on, why am I living a life of scarcity? I have enough projects so that I should be earning more income.
I know there are people and artists with no more talent that me but are far more successful. and without getting into the particulars, I've been around long enough, and have enough experience in self-employment to know the answer.
Years ago, as a young Marine, I learned early in boot camp that it doesn't matter how well armed a warrior is or how athletic he is or how well supported. Victory or defeat lies between the ears. It's all about mindset.
I commonly listen to a podcast by Vincent Pugliese called The Total Life Freedom Podcast and on his December 3 show he described his commitment to producing one podcast everyday for 1000 consecutive days to gain followers and customers among other things. I thought about it and even though I have no plans for podcasting (my work is visual), I am a blogger. So, I've made a commitment to 1000 blog posts in 1000 consecutive days, starting today, for the same purposes. I know the why and how of the posts which, for now, I will keep to myself to save for other posts, but suffice it to say this is just one tactic I'll use in making BDI a success and quit living a life of scarcity.
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